Complete surgical excision of cor triatriatum sinistrum

Surgical excision of cor triatriatum sinistrum

  • Kow Entsua-Mensah National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu, Accra
  • Innocent Adzamli National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu, Accra
  • Frank Edwin National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu, Accra; Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
  • Martin Adu-Adadaey National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu, Accra
  • Lawrence Sereboe National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu, Accra; Department of Surgery, Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana.
  • Nana-Akyaa Yao National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu, Accra.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46829/hsijournal.2020.12.1.2.149-150
Keywords: Cor triatriatum, fibromuscular membrane, accessory chamber, mitral valve apparatus

Abstract

A 7-yr. old male was seen at the National Cardiothoracic Centre, Ghana, in 2019 with a history of poor weight gain and recurrent palpitations. An echocardiogram showed a membrane within the left atrium dividing it into proximal and distal chambers.

Published
2020-12-15
Issue
Vol 1 No 2 (2020): Second Edition in 2020 of the HSI Journal Volume 1 Issue 2 Publication
Section
Clinical Images